Old things in the Red Chamber

Not long after the three sisters Xuan'er got well, they received a congratulatory gift from Lin Daiyu. Similarly, a gift was given to the elder sister of Jia Lian's family, and a gift to Gu Yun's nephews and nieces. share.

All are happy.

Gu Yun's eldest sister even took her youngest son to their house to exchange feelings.In addition, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the eldest aunt of the Gu family is afraid that the new daughter-in-law will be in a hurry, so she specially helps her. Gu Yun is in the capital, and his size is personal. During the Chinese New Year, no matter if they are relatives or not, they are all given a gift.After Lin Daiyu got married, the relatives and friends of the Lin family had to maintain the relationship. She not only had to take care of the gifts of the Gu family, but also maintained the relationship between the Lin family.

For the first Chinese New Year, for the new daughter-in-law, although it was not a rush, it took a lot of effort. Gu Yun did not go to the Yamen during the Chinese New Year. He was quite keen on some sports. At night, he waited outside with a pot of hot water on the color screen When he saw that there was no one around, he asked Caiyun quietly, "What do you think, is that really so beautiful? Fourth master always thinks about it, and will coax grandma to do it once in a while."

Caiyun blushed, "Bah, you damn girl, don't tell me, how would I know."

The two looked at each other, both looked at each other's blushing like a monkey's buttocks, and lowered their heads and laughed together.

After a while, Gu Yun lazily called people in.The two people lowered their heads and honestly opened the door and went in.

Back home in the second day of junior high school, Gu Yun helped Lin Daiyu into the carriage and got off at Zhongwuhou's Mansion. This year, because it was Lin Daiyu's first year back to visit relatives, Jia Xuan and Qi Jing'an did not go to the Princess Mansion, but stayed to receive their couple.

Lin Daiyu went to Mrs. Tong's room, presented gifts, and carried the three siblings out, laughing all over the room.Xuan'er was already able to remember people, and happily rushed into Lin Daiyu's arms, and even more sweetly shouted, "Auntie, where have you been? Auntie, why aren't you at home?"

It is necessary to say once, "Your aunt is someone else's."

After coaxing the troublemakers away, Mrs. Tong, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, secretly asked them how the husband and wife got along.Lin Daiyu nodded with a blushing face, and the female relatives were relieved.

The front yard is different again, Jia Gu’s shelf is quite high, Gu Yun and Jia Xuan sat beside him, poured wine for Jia Gu, and Jia Gu took the old man’s money, Said to Gu Yun, "You are still young, don't be in a hurry to have children..."

Jia Huan smiled embarrassedly at Gu Yun, Gu Yun was very anxious, but he couldn't contradict him with his mouth, and suddenly remembered that the emperor said that sometimes Jia Gu likes to be messy, and wondered if this was the confusion again up.

"Dai'er is still young." Jia Gu said slowly.

"Uncle," Gu Yun followed Lin Daiyu and called, "Yes..." I'm not young anymore.

Jia Gu was quite satisfied, "Don't sit still, eat quickly, move your chopsticks, here are some dishes you like, Yun Ming, you want to try more, does it look the same as your cook's? "

After the new year, Lin Daiyu received a post from Rongguo Mansion, "Bringing Sister Bao's birthday?"

"Yes, cousin, grandma, the old lady was in a good mood a few days ago, and she wants to exchange money for the cousin girl for her birthday."

Lin Daiyu put down the post, "Since it's Sister Bao's birthday, I have something here for me as a birthday gift for Sister Bao. I don't want to pass the old lady and the second wife, but also to make fun of, Putao, give this mother ten taels of silver, It’s also in my heart.”

"Cousin, grandma, the old lady is thinking about you. She hasn't eaten well or slept well in the past few days..."

Lin Daiyu hadn't seen Shi Taijun for a long time, and she really missed her. After thinking about it, "After a while, I will go to visit the old lady, but I can't do it these days. The empress and empress in the palace will be exempted from the palace banquet and pilgrimage, but People from her natal family still have to enter the palace for a few days to accompany her."

The person who came didn't dare to pester him anymore, so he quickly retreated.

This is not the reason for Lin Daiyu's nonsense. After the Chinese New Year, the first month has not yet come out, and it is the Empress's Qianqiu. This year is the same as in previous years, and she will be exempted from worship and banquets in the palace.Gu Yun's eldest sister went back to her mother's house to discuss with her two younger siblings. They should follow the example of previous years. Everyone went to the palace to accompany her to listen to the scriptures for a few days. They went in the morning and came back in the evening to listen to the scriptures for nine days in a row.

Lin Daiyu didn't object either. Her new daughter-in-law followed her elder aunt and sister-in-law. She made an appointment and arrived at the gate of the palace early in the morning. The three of them went to the Queen Mother to pay her respects. The Queen Mother was in good spirits and talked to a group of concubines. I deliberately called the three people to the front, "I know why you entered the palace. It's not that the palace is talking about it. She just doesn't want to let the wife worship. People outside think that she is rejected by the emperor. And there are those ignorant ones. He also said that the emperor abandoned his wretched wife. You feel sorry for the queen, and I feel sorry for the emperor. We all hope that the two of them will get better and live in harmony as before, don't you think?"

The three people here are obedient.

"Go ahead, try to persuade, if you usually worship gods and Buddhas in the palace, it's fine, after all, you can't torment yourself, it's fine if you torment yourself, even tormenting the emperor, you have to be punished, your Gu family can't afford it."

The three quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.The queen mother didn't let them get up, gave them a birthday gift, and sent the three of them away.

Not daring to whisper on the road, the three of them went to the queen's palace and were taken to the Buddhist hall. The queen sat cross-legged on the futon early and chanted Buddhist scriptures.

"Congratulations to the Empress Qianqiu." The eldest sister of the Gu family knelt down with her two younger sisters-in-law and bowed to the Queen's back several times.

The queen's mother quickly helped the three of them up, and the eldest sister of the Gu family held up her skirt and bowed to the Buddha a few more times, muttering, "Thank you for the blessing of the Buddha, Li Gu, the believer, thank you again and again. Last year, the younger brother of the believer Marriage fulfills what believers have been asking for all these years." Then there was worship, and after the worship, he said, "I pray for the blessing of the Buddha, the younger brother of the believer is now desolate, please give me a man and a half girl, and pray for the blessing of the Buddha."

The queen's hand paused, she sighed, her heart was already in a mess today, and she would force her to continue reading.

Seeing her put down the prayer beads, the palace maid hurriedly helped her up, but without saying a word, she left the Buddhist hall directly and went to the flower hall where guests were treated.

Seeing her sister, sister-in-law and younger siblings sitting down, she took another look at Lin Daiyu and scanned her up and down.The eldest sister of the Gu family pulled Lin Daiyu and said, "This is the fourth daughter-in-law, and now the couple can see how they live. After all, there is no child, and there is a slight deficiency."

The queen looked at Lin Daiyu, "It's fate to be born or not, what is enough or not enough."

The queen's heart knot lies in the three dead princes, everyone knows this, now that she hears this meaning, it is said that she is overwhelmed, rather than cold-hearted.

"Your Majesty, even so, there is something to look forward to..." Second Aunt Gu wanted to persuade her, but when the Empress raised her hand, she could only stop talking.

"From Yun'er's family, I heard that you and the imperial concubine and the concubine are cousins?"

Lin Daiyu didn't know why she asked such a question, so she could only answer honestly, "Yes."

"Since that's the case, it's not easy to go to the palace. You can go and greet them as well."

Lin Daiyu looked at Sister Gu and Sister Gu, both of them nodded at her, so she had to stand up and say goodbye.

Seeing her leaving the palace door weakly, the queen asked Eldest Sister Gu, "What's the matter? Can't she and Yun'er get along together? Eldest Sister, why should I let her go?"

The mother took the maids away, Eldest Sister Gu stood up, and sat next to the Queen, "Third Sister, I heard that her cousin and concubine are pregnant, why don't you take the Ninth Prince to take care of you."

This is not the first time this topic has been brought up, the emperor has also brought it up, the empress dowager has also said it, and his confidantes have also persuaded him, "...seeing that the emperor is filial to the empress dowager, it is as important as giving birth to kindness, even if the ninth prince is a Prince Taiping, is there someone who misses you and thinks of you?"

The queen would not listen to these proposals. "Sister, there is no need to mention these words again."

Sister Gu and Sister Gu looked at each other, and accompanied the queen to the Buddhist hall to listen to the scriptures.

Lin Daiyu went to the imperial concubine's palace first, followed her from a distance with her qin in her arms, and helped her enter the door. Concubine Jia Guifei was even more affectionate, but this kind of intimacy was superficial. In the past few years, you have to know how to be grateful, and you have to persuade the Gu family and the Jia family to get closer.

From the farewell to Concubine Jia's palace, to Pixiang Palace, Jia Yingchun's waist has been rounded.Standing at the door followed her, and when they reached the inner room, the two of them had to cry for a while.It just so happened that the Ninth Prince came back from playing outside and ran in with his calves. Seeing the two people crying at each other, he was immediately annoyed, "Come here, take this person away to make my mother and concubine angry."

Although the little guy is domineering, he speaks clearly, which is much better than many children.In addition, he is as old as Furong, and Furong is still foolish to eat and play now, and she has to use something to lead her to say a word, otherwise, if she can use one word, she can't say two words.

Concubine He wiped away her tears, "Nonsense, this is your cousin, after all, she is also your aunt, what are you talking about? Call someone."

The little guy rolled his eyes and called out "Auntie." With his two little paws together, he was about to bow down, but this family was clever, and he knew that few people in the palace would dare to accept his gift, so he reasoned He went to see his aunt, but his small body moved a lot slower, so Lin Daiyu could help him.Jia Yingchun looked angry and laughed.Pulling Lin Daiyu to keep him from moving, he said, "I want to teach this little thing a lesson, the emperor spoils him too much."

The Ninth Prince saw it and knew that this ceremony must go on, so he readily greeted Lin Daiyu, and begged for the meeting ceremony with a smile like a normal person.

When Lin Daiyu entered the palace, she didn't bring anything with her, so she gave him a jade pendant on her waist, and the little guy didn't feel disgusted, and took the jade pendant to play in the yard.

Looking at him through the window, Jia Yingchun sighed, and sent out the people in the inner room, "The seventh prince is honest, because there are only two of them in the palace, and this little thing can run on two legs, so he likes to be with him." Seventh brother played together and coaxed so many good things back. These days, Concubine Xian sees that I have eyes and noses and noses. That's all, even Zhao'er, who was so slippery when he was a child, I don't dare to take it seriously. If I train him, the queen mother can vent her anger on him in a blink of an eye, and the emperor also said that he is young...he is also thick-skinned, the emperor just smiled when he knew..."

Holding Lin Daiyu's hand, some words were suffocated in her heart. Only when she saw a familiar person would she say it. If it was someone else, she would not confide a word. When she was speaking, she suddenly remembered that Lin Daiyu was married to Guo Uncle, shut up immediately.

"Second sister, don't worry, the ninth prince is still young, if he is older, the emperor will discipline him."

Seeing that it was getting dark, Licorice personally sent Lin Daiyu back to the queen's palace, and the three bid farewell to the queen and left the palace.

Jia Yingchun sent his cousin away, and in a blink of an eye, the Ninth Prince ran out again, and quickly sent out the people around him, "Catch the Ninth Prince back."

The eunuch went away for a while, and then knelt down in front of her, "Your Majesty, our Jiu Ye led a few people and quietly followed Grandma Gu Si to the outside of the empress's bedroom. When the servants coaxed him back, he met the emperor. Master Jiu went up to pay his respects, and was taken by the emperor to the empress's bedroom."

Hefei said he knew.

The emperor was sitting on the imperial seat, and when he saw his youngest son running from the side of the road, he raised his face and knelt down to greet him first. The emperor didn't want him to kneel on the cold stone slab, so he quickly got someone to hug him and let him go. On the lap, go see the queen together.

"Where is the father going?"

"Look at your mother, your mother will have a big birthday in a few days, let's go and see what she lacks, and give her a birthday present in a few days."

Some time ago, the Ninth Prince’s nanny told him about the matter related to the concubine, the concubine, and the concubine. This kid is smart, has a good memory, and is a good learner. The lost elder brother is the prince born in the first line, so when paying homage to their tablets during the Chinese New Year, you must show special respect to their tablets.

"Then... the eldest brother's aunt is also the son's aunt, right?"

"Well, yes, why did Zhao'er ask such a question?"

"My aunt came to see my mother and concubine just now, and the two of them were crying to each other."

"Women, they will cry when they are happy or sad, but your concubine mother is happy. Before she entered the palace, she lived with that aunt of yours for several years."

"Oh, isn't it like the fourth and fifth sisters, going out, playing together, and living together?"

The fourth princess and the fifth princess are going to get married soon. They are the daughters of the former prince and the granddaughter of the queen mother. They are the same as the emperor's own daughter. The ninth prince even played with them.

"Yeah." The emperor stroked his hair, Yu Yu stopped, Hong Tao came up to support the emperor, the nine princes could not survive on his father, put their arms around the emperor's neck, entwined and acted like a baby.

"I'll just hold you. But later you have to greet your mother respectfully. If you are a little disrespectful," the emperor patted the Ninth Prince's buttocks, "I will beat you carefully. No one begged, I heard Yet?"

"I heard." She was not afraid, and answered very well.

The emperor carried the nine princes up the steps and entered the gate of the palace. Today, because the elder sister and sister-in-law came, the queen was not in the Buddhist hall all the time. This time she sat in the hall and watched the emperor enter with a boy in his arms. With a smile, in the dim environment, he regarded the boy as the eldest prince, stood up suddenly, and walked a few steps forward. The emperor had already reached the entrance of the main hall, so he put down the ninth prince and led him in. When he walked in, he realized that the child's features were only six to seven minutes like the First Prince's, and his heart immediately became empty.

"My son pays respects to the queen mother, and the queen mother has a happy life and a healthy life." The nine princes had already respectfully bowed down.

The queen stepped back, sat upright in her seat, and said lightly, "Get up."

After washing, Gu Yun went back to the bedroom, saw Lin Daiyu leaning on the pit with a book in hand, staring at a place thinking about something, so he leaned over and put his arms around her, and asked her, "What's the matter? Something happened."

"It's nothing, I saw my second sister today."

That's Concubine He, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and there may be endless things to say."

Lin Daiyu nodded, feeling that the second elder sister had also become a deep palace woman.

Concubine He waited and waited until it was completely dark, and the emperor's driver finally arrived in front of the palace gate.The Ninth Prince yawned sleepily, and walked back listlessly holding the Emperor's hand.

Hand the Ninth Prince to Concubine He, "Take care of the prince, by the way, is this obedient in your belly?"

"Be nice, this concubine thinks she's probably a princess."

The emperor was looking forward to raising a son, but the one in Liu Meiren's stomach, the imperial doctor said it was a prince, and the emperor was not in a hurry, so he comforted the concubine.Yu Jia gradually walked away.

Even though there is still one in her belly, Concubine He takes care of the Ninth Prince meticulously.This kind of care is more about life. If you want to educate the prince, in the words of the queen mother, "that is the queen's business."

Therefore, the nannies can kneel down to teach, the emperor can twist his son's ears to teach, the queen mother and the emperor can teach, but the concubine can't say much.

Otherwise, a crime of instigation is inevitable. If it is serious, the child will be sent to the school immediately, and the mother and child will be separated. It will be even more difficult to see.

She patted the Ninth Prince, and saw that the Ninth Prince fell asleep, and the people around him dispersed. After a while, the sleepy Concubine He found that the Ninth Prince had woken up, and stared at herself quietly.

"Son, when did you wake up?"

"Mother, is the noble concubine the son's aunt?"

"Who did you hear that from?" As he asked, the hairs on Hefei's back stood up.Without him, the eldest sister has always been an unattainable image for her, yes when she was a child, and now... also.She has a high status and fierce methods, and from the bottom of her heart, Hefei is afraid of the noble concubine.

"The noble concubine told Erchen. Erchen went to pull flowers in the garden today and met her."

The emperor has only two sons, and the seventh prince can study. During the day, he studies in the academy with his master. No one plays with the ninth prince.It is unavoidable to go to the imperial garden to harm the flowers and plants, that is, the fourth concubine in the palace, if she knows it, she has to detour far away.His own mother can't talk about him, let alone other concubines. The people in the harem who can teach him a lesson are one who recites scriptures in the palace and the other is old and exhausted. In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, no matter how many precious flowers and plants there are in the imperial garden, it is not as good as her grandson's fingernails.

The Queen Mother was also a doting grandmother.

Jia Yuanchun took advantage of the situation and appeared in front of the Ninth Prince.

"What did you say that aunt is not aunt? The imperial concubine and mother concubine entered the palace to serve your father and emperor. It is no longer possible to talk about the relationship according to the past. She is a noble concubine, remember?"

"Well, the son knows, and the son is not stupid. He only listens to his father and mother concubine. From now on, he will only be filial to his father, queen, mother and concubine."

Concubine He stuffed his hands into the quilt, "Well, listen to your father, he asked you to be filial to the empress, so you should be filial to the empress. If... put you in front of the empress, don't make trouble. Be honest and obedient."

"Is it because the son raised by the empress is honorable? But today the emperor said it, but the empress did not agree. The son still thinks it is better to live with the concubine mother."

"Good boy." Hefei touched his smiling face.

"Mother Concubine...Mother Concubine, I heard from the noble concubine that when my uncle Jia Baoyu was born, he had a piece of jade in his mouth. Did he have it when his son was born?"

Concubine He looked up and looked around, the palace was very big, she lowered her head and asked, "You don't have anything in your mouth, besides this uncle, did you mention other uncles?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head, "But my concubine, my son stuffed a piece of pastry into his mouth and tried it, and felt uncomfortable with something in his mouth. Did uncle say he felt much better after spitting out the jade?"

Concubine He narrowed her eyes, "He's not your uncle."

"My son knows that the Gu family is my son's uncle's family. However, the mothers said that your brother can also call him uncle in private, so that it is humane. Isn't this private?"

"Good boy, your uncle... Baoyu is your cousin."

"Hey, what's the name of the son's uncle?"

In terms of feelings, Concubine He has feelings with Jia Xun and Jia Baoyu, but has no relationship with Jia Lian.Jia Cong is young, I haven't seen him for a few years, and I don't know if he has improved.But let her say that Jia Huan is more like a brother. When people get along with each other, it is easier to confess their feelings.And if you entrust your feelings, sometimes you will get closer and sometimes you will get farther and farther away. Thinking carefully, in front of Jia Xuan, she really lived like a younger sister, and in front of Jia Baoyu, sometimes she was not as good as his big maid. What disturbed her the most was that Jia Yuanchun spared no effort to tell the Ninth Prince that Baoyu was good.

"Jia Xuan, Minister of the Taipu Temple."

"Oh, my son seems to have heard of it somewhere, think about it... I think about it, I heard it from the emperor's grandmother, saying that the wife of Taipu Siqing's family is the cousin of Princess Anyang's family. Hey, concubine mother, turn around Going around, no matter where you talk about it from the father or from you, they are all relatives."

There is a difference in seniority.

One of the Ninth Prince's nannies coughed twice and came in at the door, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, and you should get some rest. The Ninth Prince will greet the Empress Dowager in the morning."

Concubine He pulled the quilt up for him, "Go to sleep, Concubine Mother has gone back to sleep too."

"Hmm." The Ninth Prince closed his eyes.Concubine He glanced at it a few times, but couldn't get enough of it, so she stood up after sitting for a while and went back.